Bank of America is facing yet another potential whistleblower lawsuit, and recently motioned the federal district court in California to dismiss the case. Many of Bank of America’s struggles stem from the 2008 economic crisis caused by the housing bubble burst. At the center of it all, along with a […]
Abbott Laboratories is a well-known, repeat offender of rules and regulations enforced by the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The FCA prohibits those in the medical industry from submitting claims to any government healthcare agency if those claims were derived improperly. Improper claims could include those from patients retained through […]
The ripple effect of the 2008 housing bubble burst continues to reveal the true gravity of the extent to which mortgage lenders were involved in fraudulent dealings with borrowers and the government. Mortgage loan fraud is an enormous problem, hurting the poor and the braoder economy. The False Claims Act […]
In some cases involving the False Claims Act (“FCA”), extensive discovery requests, procedural strategy and legal maneuvering cause unnecessary delays often resulting in years of litigation. While this is not necessarily the norm in every FCA case, it was certainly true in the government’s FCA case against Science International Applications […]
In yesterday’s post, we explored the important partnership between the federal False Claims Act “(FCA”) and the Stark Law – a lesser-known, equally-vital statute enacted to combat healthcare fraud in the form of unfair kickbacks and referral fees. The FCA and the Stark Law are often used in conjunction with […]